Zach Savrick
Overview
Zach Savrick is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex transactions for private equity sponsors and private and public companies, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and capital raises with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Experience
Representative Matters
Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity
- Apex Energy II, LLC in its $505 million sale of its Appalachian Basin natural gas upstream and associated midstream business to CNX Resources Corporation (NYSE: CNX)
- Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisition of AMA Group, a national engineering services firm
- Blackstone in its acquisition of a majority stake in Westwood Professional Services, Inc., an engineering and design firm focused on renewables, power, real estate and public infrastructure end markets
- Blackstone in its acquisition of Trystar, a provider of electrical equipment used for backup power solutions for data center and other end markets
- Blackstone (NYSE: BX) in its strategic minority growth investment in Salas O’Brien
- Blackstone in its acquisition of Power Grid Components, Inc.
- Quantum Capital Group, 547 Energy, and ConnectGen in its $768 million sale of ConnectGen to Repsol
- Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisition of A.O. Reed & Co., a leading specialty mechanical contractor focused on decarbonizing the built environment
- KKR and Atlantic Aviation in its acquisition of the Lynx FBO Network
- WPX Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WPX) in its $12 billion all-stock merger of equals with Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN)
- Delaware Basin Resources in its sale to VTX Energy Partners LLC, Vitol’s U.S. upstream company
- Cleanhill Partners in its investment in EPC Power Corp., a North American supplier of high-performance, utility-scale, smart inverters
- Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its acquisition of Black Bear Energy, a technology-enabled, commercial buyer’s representative specializing in onsite renewable energy and cleantech services
- Blackstone in the formation of a next generation media company led by leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs
- Blackstone in its acquisitions of Therma Holdings, RE Tech Advisors, CMTA and Building Systems Holdings, to collectively form a single combined company that will offer customers a comprehensive suite of sustainability, carbon reduction, and energy management services
- KKR in its acquisitions of Nexom, Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. and Environmental Dynamics International, Inc., and the formation of a wastewater treatment platform that provides end-to-end nutrient management solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities
- Trilantic North America as lead investor in its acquisition of a controlling interest for Powin Energy, a global leader in the design and manufacture of safe and scalable battery energy storage solutions
- Trilantic North America on its investment in AEGIS Hedging Solutions, a leading fintech and advisory solutions provider for commodity price and interest rate risk management
- Carnelian Energy Capital in multiple investments in upstream oil and gas industry
- Array Technologies (Nasdaq: ARRY) in its acquisition of Soluciones Técnicas Integrales Norland, S.L., one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of solar trackers
- Cleanhill Partners on its partnership with KORE Power, Inc., a leading U.S.-based developer of battery cell technology for the energy storage and electric transportation industries
- Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: PDAC) on its $1.67 billion combination agreement with Li-Cycle Corp.
- GSO Capital Partners LP and its affiliates in a $350 million preferred equity commitment to Genesis Alkali Holdings Company, LLC, an unrestricted subsidiary of Genesis Energy, LP
- Callon Petroleum Company in its $3.2 billion acquisition of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. in an all-stock transaction
- EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) in its $735 million acquisition of Chevron USA’s upstream and midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin
- A private equity sponsor in its joint venture with Houston Energy, L.P. to develop non-operated deepwater exploration projects in the Gulf of Mexico
- Amplify Energy Corp. in an all-stock merger-of-equals with Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.
- Newfield Exploration Co. in its approximately $5.5 billion acquisition by Encana Corp. in an all-stock transaction
Capital Markets
- Peridot Acquisition Corp., a sponsored affiliate of Carnelian Energy Capital Management, LP, in its $300 million initial public offering
- Crown Castle International Corp. in connection with the registered debt and common and preferred equity financings for its approximately $7.1 billion acquisition of LTS Group Holdings LLC*
- Crown Castle International Corp. in connection with its $1.75 billion registered senior notes offering*
- Crown Castle International Corp. in connection with establishing an at‑the‑market program for its common stock totaling up to $750 million*
- IBM Credit in connection with its initial $3 billion registered fixed and floating rate notes offering*
- Hess Infrastructure Partners LP’s initial purchasers in connection with the $800 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering*
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s initial purchasers in connection with the $850 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering*
*Matters prior to joining Kirkland
Prior Experience
Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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Recognition
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021–2024
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- Texas
- New York
Education
- University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.with Honors
- University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of BusinessB.B.A., Finance
News &
Insights
Kirkland Advises Apex Energy on Sale of Appalachian Basin Assets to CNX Resources